СТАНОВИЩЕ ПРАВОСЛАВНОГО НАСЕЛЕННЯ УГОРЩИНИ НА ПОЧАТКУ ПЕРШОЇ СВІТОВОЇ ВІЙНИ У ВИСВІТЛЕННІ РОСІЙСЬКИХ ЦЕРКОВНИХ ЧАСОПИСІВ 1914–1915 рр.
THE POSITION OF THE ORTHODOX POPULATION IN HUNGARY AT THE BEGINNING OF THE FIRST WORLD WARAS IT WAS DEPICTED IN RUSSIAN CHURCH PUBLICATIONS IN 1914-1915

Summary/Abstract: The article analyzes the peculiarities of the religious lifein Hungary shortly before and at the beginning of the First World War in 1914-1915 on the basis of Russian publications «Theological Bulletin»,«Church records», «Chisinau eparchial records» and «Riga eparchialrecords». The status of the Orthodox, Uniates and Catholics is highlighted.The activities of the clergy and the policy of the Austrian governmentin relation to the Slavic population are considered on periodicalsmaterials. The main idea of the article isto study inter-confessionaland international relations in Hungary and to analyse the angle atwhich these relations were interpreted and described in church publications.The position of Russian journalism related to religious educationin Austria-Hungary is defined. The influence of the events of the FirstWorld War to the peculiarities of the national liberation movement of theSlavic population in Austria-Hungary is characterized.The journalists were primarily interested in the position of the Slavicpopulation in relation to the Russian Empire. As a result of research,it has been found that the interest of the Russian public in the religiouslife in Austria-Hungary increased significantly after the beginning ofthe First World War. Correspondents received information directlyfrom the place setting and analyzed local press. These direct reportsprovided the opportunity to become familiar with the life of the localpopulation in more detail. Particularly, the attention in the publicationswas focused on the issue of the oppression of the Slavs and theOrthodox Church by the Austrian government.The journalists of church publications negatively assessed the internalpolicy in the Hungarian lands. They pointed out that the gov-212ernment pursued a policy of Latinization and Magyarization of thelocal Slavic population. The economic life in the Hungarian lands didnot remain unnoticed. Particularly, while analyzing the situation ofvillages in Hungary, the journalists reported that the economic situationwas difficult. Since the beginning of the First World War, the representationof Austria-Hungary on the pages of Russian church presswas exclusively negative. In Russian journalists’ opinion, the internalpolicy of the Austrian government was aimed at the suppression of theconsciousness of the Slavs.In this regard, the editorial staff placed a premium on the issueof national liberation movement, which increased considerably at thebeginning of the XX century, in the articles of publications. While researching,a focus was brought on the confrontation of the Germansand Slavs. In 1914-1915 the issue of reunion of the Slavs was the mostdiscussed in church periodical press. The special attention in publicationswas also paid to the activities of religious institutions and theclergy which had a significant influence on the life of the population.Corresponds supported the activities of the Orthodox Church inAustria-Hungary in their articles. Journalists noted that the Austriangovernment sought to restrict its activities. Considering the inter-confessionallife, the correspondents analyzed the relations between theOrthodox, the Uniates and the Catholics in Hungary and Bukovina. Ingeneral, readers had to make a detailed presentation concerning thebasic characteristics of the religious life in Hungary during the FirstWorld War.

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